Astragalus pendulus
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Subtribe: | Astragalinae
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Species: | A. coelestis
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Astragalus coelestis Boiss.
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Astragalus coelestis, the celestial milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch that is endemic to Armenia, and is known from Mount Bug-Dag in the Sevan area. It can be found on herbaceous slopes at about 2,200 m elevation. It is threatened by agricultural expansion and nomadic livestock farming.[1]
References
- ^ a b Arevshatyan, I. (2014). "Astragalus coelestis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T199939A2621178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199939A2621178.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.